Brandon Twp.- After five court cases and six court ordered building extensions spanning about three years township resident John Sloan and the saga of his Lagault home was back in court on Wednesday. Attorneys for Sloan, whose rather dilapidated, partially constructed township home has sparked the ire of neighbors and locals for more than three […]
Brandon Twp.-By a uninamous vote on Monday night, the Brandon School Board accepted the resignation of Brandon Superintendent Tom Miller. ‘Retirement was just down the road for me,? said Miller, 53, in an interview with The Citizen on Wednesday. ‘My wife and I decided to move if just the right job became available’that job may […]
Ortonville- Village Council member Tom Peters, 53, resigned his council position Oct. 11 due to a conflict with working hours. Peters, 53, was first elected to the council in 2001 filling a two year position. He was re-elected in 2003. Peters moved to Ortonville 30 years ago and served for 27 years as a Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.-James Whitton earned his Eagle Scout award with some help from the dead. Sort of. The Brandon High School senior spent nearly a year surveying four area cemeteries, Bald Eagle Lake, Carmer, Eaton and Shurter. The idea for the project was to create a list of every grave and person buried in those older […]
Goodrich-An apparent error in accounting between architects and a construction management team responsible for the district’s $15.4 million bond project has been resolved. ‘We were never short $1 million,? said John Fazer, district superintendent on Monday night. ‘There was never any money missing. We did have to scale back; however, we met every requirement of […]
Goodrich-On Monday night the school board voted 6-0 to issue pink slips to 17 district teachers. Linda Jackson, board vice-president, was absent. ‘We’re actually looking to reduce the staff by 8.5 (teachers),? said John Fazer, district superintendent. ‘Due to contract requirements and potential bumping options, we have notified more (teachers) than needed to start. The […]
Goodrich-Two Martian athletes are on their way to the state track meet in Grand Rapids on June 2. Goodrich High School Senior Ben Ruff, 18, won the one mile on May 18 at the regional track meet held at Northwestern High School with a time of 4:30. He followed up with a time of 4:27, […]
Scott Bogner starts his work day as a crossing guard. ‘The school district had some budget cuts’so I stepped in and took over as crossing guard,? said Bogner. ‘They told me I’d not last one year at the job. That was three years ago. I know the students by name’I hear all kinds of stories.? […]
Brandon Twp.-A ruptured gas line in the township may prove costly to a contractor. At about noon May 15, Brandon firefighters responded to a natural gas line rupture just off Oakwood Road about one-half mile east of Hadley Road. Workers from Allendale, Michigan-based West Shore Services were installing a tornado warning pole when the 24-inch […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-The seven schools that comprise the Flint Metro League share many common characteristics from student council exchanges to athletic competition to curriculum development. However the schools don’t share an association with ‘Flint,? as their title indicates. The name issue has at least one group of Brandon students and administrators looking […]